Headlines
  • Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
  • At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
  • According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
  • Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Year: 2021

September 9, 2021

Wreath-Laying Ceremony to Honor Former UN...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends the wreath-laying ceremony for former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 60 years ago

News North Macedonia

A fire swept through a COVID-19 field hospital in North Macedonia, killing at least 14 people. The fire started late on September 8 in the western city of Tetovo, which has a predominantly ethnic Albanian population. A military parade in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, honoured the country’s 30th anniversary of independence

To Thwart Potential Terrorist Attacks, the...

As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh looks back at the special canine teams that have helped keep U.S. airports safe over the years

More Lives Can Be Saved With...

Terrorists rammed passenger jets into New York’s World Trade Center and Washington’s Pentagon 20 years ago. Medical innovations saved more lives in the conflicts that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq than in any previous conflict

Retired Parents of Uyghur Activist Confirmed...

The retired parents of a Uyghur activist living in Australia have been in state custody since mid-2018

September 8, 2021

Kenya’s Jobless Youths Take to the...

Kenyan authorities claim that the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact has forced thousands of young people into the streets, with many turning to criminality

Kenya Leads the World in Peer-to-Peer...

Kenyan internet users have been classified as the world’s top peer-to-peer, or P2P, cryptocurrency traders, according to a blockchain data platform. According to the poll, many Kenyans adopt this method of trading because they lack access to centralised exchanges

From a Mine to a 9/11...

The largest tribute to the 9/11 terrorist attacks is located in an abandoned strip mine near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Kane Farabaugh of the VOA reports on how the crash site of Flight 93 has changed in the last few years

Female Afghan Prosecutors Concerned About Taliban...

In Afghanistan, female prosecutors are afraid of the Taliban and the tens of thousands of detainees released by the insurgent group. These Afghan women are appealing to the international community for help

UN Secretary-General Meets with Yemen’s Special...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Hans Grundberg, the Secretary-Special General’s Envoy for Yemen, Meet

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